Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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About the Crew introduces our family of six — together and as individuals — who make life aboard SV Aphrodite possible and bring their own spirit to the communities we visit.

Rick Escher presenting his submission video on the MedSailingAdvisor application that he wrote as part of the MedGemma Impact Challenge 2026.
February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Rick Writes an Offline Medical Support System App for Offshore Sailors

September 19, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

June 28, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Aphrodite: a year in review

Picture taken today from the top of our 60+ foot mast
October 11, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Technical writer turned cruiser

Betty, age 9
March 18, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

All About Me, Betty!!!!!

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014Lorraine Escher

My very first post: Sailing around the World — Could it be Us?

Word of the Hour

Peeling Cans New word in …

Peeling Cans

This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekFrom the Vault: Cycling 1,000 miles Along the US Pacific Coast — with a Parrot
  • 10 years ago this weekBeans! Beans! Beans! Abandoning Meat in the Dominican Republic
  • 11 years ago this weekAudio clip from our first CBC Radio interview
  • 11 years ago this weekLogistics: strategies for getting from house to boat

Worth Reading

Managing Food Allergies at Sea
Checklist for the Big Move

From the Archives

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